SOCIETY
LOY HARSIN. Editor
Phone 676-5885
Couple is United
In Marriage, Takes
Month Trip East
The marriage of Elsie Cole,
Heppner, and Lester Cox, Lex
ington, was solemnized Saturday.
November 16, at an informal
cermony in the chapel of the
Methodist church in Payette, Ida
ho. The Rev. George Trobough
officiated at the 5:00 p.m. cere
mony. Attending the couple were
Miss Fern Graves, Madras, sis
ter of the bride, and Harry An
derson, Payette, brother of the
bride.
A small reception at the Harry
Anderson home in Payette
greeted the couple following the
ceremony.
The newlyweds left immed
iately for an extended trip which
took them into 12 western, cen
tral and southern states, return
ing to their home here last Wed
nesday. On their trip east they visited
with his brother and sister-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Cox
and family in Springfield, Utah.
In Colorado Springs, Colo., they
were guests in the homes of her
mother, Mrs. Emma Anderson,
and with her sisters and fam
ilies, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Carpenter and Mr. and Mrs. Gene
Carpenter.
While visiting a niece and her
husband, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Ostrander in Lawrence, Kansas,
they motored to Kansas City
where they enjoyed a tour of the
city. They continued south
through the Ozarks to Many,
Louisiana, where they called on
an army buddy of Mr. Cox's,
Rudolph Self, and toured the
city of New Orleans, La.
Their return trip brought them
through Texas, the Carlsbad
Caverns, and to Phoenix, Ariz.,
where they visited in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Grabill,
former residents here, and north
through Utah.
They experienced excel lent
weather conditions during the
entire trip, traveling on dry
roads throughout. Storms were
reported to have been either be
hind them or considerably ahead
of them on the month-long trip
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MISS CHERYL McGHEE
Engagement Told
Of Cheryl McGhee
To Rodney Ayers
The Rev. and Mrs. Austin Mc
Ghee of Cave Junction are an
nouncing the engagement of
their daughter, Cheryl Anne, to
Rodney Ayers, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Ayers of Heppner.
Cheryl attended Heppner High
school for three years before
transferring to Illinois Valley
High school in Cave Junction,
where she graduated with the
class of 1963. Rodney was a grad
uate of Heppner High the same
year.
The Rev. McGhee is former
minister of the Heppner Meth
odist church. He has served as
pastor of the Cave Junction Meth
odist church since his transfer
there two years ago.
No date has bene set for the
wedding.
Mrs. Art Watkins
Entertains Club
Mrs. Art Watkins entertained
members of her pinochle club
with an afternoon of cards in
her home Friday.
Winning high was Miss Esther
Bergstrom, who was filling in for
Mrs. Max Harris. Mrs. Fred Man
kin was low and Miss Bergstrom
and Mrs. Watkins walked away
with the pinochle orize.
Completing the two tables
were Mrs. Charlie Beckett, Mrs.
Orian Wright, Mrs. Hannah An
derson, Mrs. Earl Evans and
Mrs. Walter Beckett.
Mrs. Delbert Piper
Pinochle Hostess
The Delbert Piper home in Lex
ington was the scene of three
tables of pinochle play Thurs
day evening.
Attending were Mrs. Eldon
Padberg, who won high, Mrs.
Jim Devine, who was low, Mrs.
Ralph Marlatt, Mrs. Kenny Cuts
forth, Mrs. Delmar Buschke, Mrs.
Charles Phegley, Mrs. Doyle Key,
Mrs. Dick Payne, Mrs. Bob
Harrison and Mrs. Pat Cutsforth.
Mrs. Piper served eggnog pie
and coffee for dessert
Episcopal Church
Women Enjoy Tea
Candles and table linens of
pink gave a festive air to a tea
given for 25 members and
friends of the ladies of the Epis
copal church Thursday evening
at the parish hall.
Co-hostesses were last years
executive officers, Mrs. Clarence
Rosewall, Mrs. LaVerne Van
Marter, Mrs. Bernard Damon and
Mrs. Sybil Wells. Pouring were
Mrs. Paul Brown and Mrs. Da
mon.
Following a short business
meeting, the executive officers
for 1963-64 were introduced.
They are Mrs. Elmer Berry, pres
ident; Mrs. Herman Winter, vice
president; Mrs. Bernard Damon,
re-elected as secretary; and Mrs.
Gordon Hutchens, treasurer.
Staff Enjoys Dinner
Turkey dinner was served buf
fet style to members of the staff
of the First National Bank of
Oregon, their husbands and
wives, in the Wagon Wheel Cafe
banquet room last Saturday
night. Following the dinner the
group gathered at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hughes where
they spent the balance of the
evening.
Class Goes Carolina
Members of the junior high
Sunday school class of the Meth
odist church convened at the
home of their teacher, Mrs.
James Hilderbrand, Sunday, for
an evening of games and re
frtshments after first going car
onng.
doming Cvents
FRIDAY and SATURDAY.
December 27, 28.
Basketball tournament, Condon
high school gym, 6:30 p.m..
admission: adults SI. 00, stu
dents, 50c with student body
cards.
MONDAY, December 30
Chamber of Commerce, Wagon
WheeL noon.
Rainbow Girls Christmas formal.
9 p.m. until midnight, IOOF
halL
THURSDAY, January 2,
Soroptimists, Wagon WheeL
noon.
Holiday Luncheon
Entertains Friends
A delicious Christmas lunch
eon of chicken a la king was
served by Mrs. Marshall Lovgren
in her home last Tuesday to
eight guests who included Mrs.
Fred Gimbel, Mrs. Dean Hunt,
Mrs. Creston Robinson, Mrs. Wal
lace Wolff, Mrs. David McLeod,
Mrs. Ernie McCabe, Mrs. Bob)
Jones, and Mrs. Gordon Hutchens.
Following the luncheon the
group enjoyed the afternoon
playing bridge. Winning high
was Mrs. Gimbel. Mrs. McCabe
was second and Mrs. Hunt had
low.
Mrs. Lovgren concluded a very
pleasant afternoon with a des
sert of Christmas pudding topped
with a caramel sauce, served
with coffee.
Three Co-Hostesses
At 'Drop-in' Coffee
Mrs. Fred Gimbel, Mrs. Cres
ton Robinson and Mrs. Riley
Munkers were co-hostesses to
about 35 ladies who were in
vited to a "drop-in" type of
Christmas coffee hour last Wed
nesday at the Munkers home.
Delicious homemade cookies
and breads were served with
coffee at this second annual
event in surroundings gaily dec
orated for Christmas.
Bank Has Party
Around thirty members of the
staff , their husbands and wives,
of the Heppner, Arlington and
lone branches of the Bank of
Eastern Oregon attended a din
ner and Christmas party, that
included a gift exchange, in the
banquet room of the Wagon
Wheel Cafe Saturday evening,
Baileys in Denmark
Word was received recently
that Mr. and Mrs. Dee Bailey
and three-year-old Birgitte ar
rived in Virum, Denmark, late
in November. Mr. Bailey, form
erly of Heppner, is employed
with General Motors there and
the family is staying temporar
ily with a brother of Mrs. Bailey,
who is a native of Denmark, un
til suitable houseing can be
found.
Herb Ekstrom Jr. to Lead
Masonic Lodge in lone
By KATHERINE LINDSTROM 7 panied them on the zither; after
IONE Herbert Ekstrom, Jr.,
was installed as Worshipful
Master of Lodge No. 120,
AF&AM, at an impressive in
stallation on Wednesday even
ing, December 18, at the Ma
sonic hall in lone. Installing of
ficer was Herbert Ekstrom, Sr.,
Gene Rietmann, installing mar
shal, and Melvin Melena, in
stalling chaplain.
Other officers serving with Ek
strom for the coming year are
Walter Jacobs, senior warden;
Charles O'Connor, junior warden;
Roy W. Lindstrom, treasurer;
Gene Rietmann, secretary; James
Barnett, senior deacon; Omar
Rietmann, sr. steward; Joe Haus
ler, Sr., junior steward; Rev.
Walter Crowell, tyler; Melvin
Melena, chaplain; and Leo Crab
tree, marshall.
The public installation was
preceded by a potluck dinner
served by members of the East
ern Star from tables decorated
in the Christmas theme.
Rainbow Assembly No. 89 was
host for a Christmas party hon
oring their parents on Tuesday
evening following their regular
meeting. The girls put on a skit,
gave several readings, and sang
Christmas carols to entertain
their guests.
Following the program Santa
Claus appeared to deliver the
packages. The girls exchanged
gifts and thus revealed the
Secret Sister they had during
the year.
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STAMPS
November Sales
Of Bonds Climb
Oregon residents have purch
ased $31,988,770 worth of United
States Savings Bonds for the
year 1963 up to November 30,
a gain of 8.3 over the same
period of 1962 when they purch
ased $29,532,563.
Benton and Curry counties
have already exceeded their 1963
goals and a number of other
counties are within reach of their
1963 goals. December sales
should put them over the top.
Morrow county sales for No
vember were $15,153, according
to Jack Bedford, county Savings
Bonds chairman.
The Forrest Burkenbine resi
dence was the scene of a pre
holiday dinner Sunday. Besides
the hosts, the gathering includ
ed Mr. and Mrs. Herb Case,
Claudia, Joyce, Carol and Ron
nie, who returned to their home
in Poulsbo, Wn Christmas day,
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Cox, David
uianne and Debbie, Mrs. Jesse
Griffin, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Gray
and Susan, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Burkenbine, their son Mike, and
Bill Struthers.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Doctor left
on Sunday to spend the holidays
with their parents at Nyssa and
in Rupert, Idaho.
Mr. and Mrs. Jodie Morrison
and Merrie Jo drove to Portland
on Saturday to get their daugh
ters, Michelle and Tass, who are
coming home for the holidays
from Oregon State. They will re
turn to Portland after Christmas
to attend the Far West Basket
ball classic. Michelle has been
elected queen of the classic from
a group of eight candidates.
Carl Linn, who recently re
turned from Nome, Alaska, where
he was employed by the State
on road construction, spent sev
eral days in lone this week visit
ing friends and relatives.
Topic Club was held at the
home of Mrs. Lindsay Kincaid
last Friday afternoon. Other
hostesses were Mrs. Bill Rawlins
and Mrs. Gene Harryman. Roll
call was answered by members
with a favorite Christmas pro
gram. L. N. Herrick, principal of
the lone Grade school, explained
the SRA method of teaching
reading, which allows the child
to progress at his own speed.
This technique has been used in
the lone grades this fall and will
be offered as an aid to help high
school students in speed and
understanding their reading mat
ter at the beginning of the next
semester..
Arnica club met at the home
of Mrs. Paul Pettyjohn, Jr., last
Wednesday afternoon. Se c r e t
pals for the year were told and
a gift exchange held. Mrs. A. A.
Stefanl was co-hostess. Mrs.
Ralph Kincaid and Mrs. Gene
Harryman were elected to mem
bership. Mrs. Lee Palmer re
ceived the door prize.
Council Sponsors Dance
The student council of lone
high school sponsored a dance
at the cafetorium on Friday even
ing. Theme for the lovely decor
ations was "Jingle Bell Rock."
Punch and cookies were served
from a table trimmed with
greens and a large red candle.
Small tables with candles and
greenery surrounded the dance
floor and a large Christmas tree
shone in the corner.
The grade school held individ
ual parties in their rooms Fri
day afternoon with room mothers
and other parents helping out
wtih the refreshments.
The high school also enjoyed
a Christmas program on Friday
afternoon. The program includ
ed group singing of Christmas
carols interspersing a sku Dy
Sue Townsend, Cheryl Corley,
Karen Hams and Susan Lind
strom; a poem by Delores Em
ert. A faculty number, "Silent
Night, was sung first in Span
ish by Gil Luian and Gene
Harryman and then in German
by Joe Hausler Sr., who accom-
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which the student body members
sang in English as the teachers
sang in their foreign languages.
Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Herrick and
son, Chuck, departed on Fiiday
afternoon for Lewiston, Idaho to
spend Christmas with her
mother, Mrs. Shaw, who accom
panied them home after a two
week visit in lone.
Evelyn Jepsen returned Friday
for Christmas vacation with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Jepsen and other relatives. She
accompanied five other North
west Christian college students
to lone, and after being guests
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Jepsen Friday evening,
they continued on to their homes
in Idaho.
Schools Have Combined Program
An excellent Christmas pro
gram was presented by the com
bined grade and high schools
on Thursday night. Grades one
through four presented a play
let entitled "The Merry Christ
mas Fairy" with the fifth and
sixth grade chorus singing Christ
mas music between scenes under
the direction of Carol Miller,
music director. "Caroling Christ
mas" was a skit prepared by
the seventh and eighth grades.
The junior high school band
played three carols, "Away In a
Manger," "We Three Kings,"
and "O Come All Ye Faithful."
The high school chorus sang A
Round for Christmas, Emig; O
Holy Might, A. Adams; and Pab-
HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. December 26. 1963
wego arrived in lone Monday
evening to spend the holidays
with Mrs. Haugen's mother, Mrs.
Elmer Griffith, and other rel
atives. Karen Lundell and her fiance,
Francie Stack, arrived on Friday
night to spend Christmas with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray
mond Lundell. They are both
students at Pacific Lutheran Uni
versity at Parkland, Wn.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Berg
strom and girls of Winston drove
up on Tuesday to spend the
Christmas holidays with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Berg
strom, and other members of the
family.
The last Sunday in Advent
was celebrated at the United
Church of Christ with the pri
mary and kindergarten children
taking part in the worship ser
vice. Special music was sung
by the choir and a solo, "O Holy
Night," was sung by Teresa
Tucker.
Church Sponsors Caroling
On Sunday evening the high
school church school class con
ducted the service and the Christ
candle was lit. After the wor
ship service families gathered in
the social rooms for a light sup
per and then many of the group
went caroling. About 40 of the
carolers met at the Roy W. Lind
strom home afterwards for coffee,
punch and other refreshments.
Mrs. Walter Crowell, Mrs. Ella
Burgoyne and Mrs. Norman Nel
son assisted in serving the group.
Guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Pettyjohn, Sr., for din
ner on Sunday were Mr. and
Mrs. Lee Pettyjohn and family of
Arlington, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
Hams and son of La Grande,
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Palmer and
daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Marion
lo, The Reindeer, Lovering, which Palmer, and Mr. and Mrs. Paul
was a clever Mexican Christmas Pettyjohn, Jr., and girls. Calling
carol. The high school band pre
sented Noel Suite, Louis-Claude
Daquin and It's Beginning to
Look Like Christmas, Meredith
Wilson. Mr. Miller directed all
these numbers.
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Haugen
and three daughters of Lake Os-
in the afternoon were Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Sherer and Judy, and
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Sherer and
sons.
Mr. and Mrs. James Gorman
and baby son of Walla Walla
are guests of her mother and
Heliker.
Mr. and Mrs. Gottfried Her
man left on Tuesday to spend
Christmas with their son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Har
lan Crawford and family at La
Grande.
Guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Cleo Drake are their daugh
ter and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Turner and sons of Eugene.
Week-end guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Sherer were their
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
Pierce and family of Redmond.
Mrs. Harriet Bolman of Seattle
arrived on Saturday to spend
Christmas with her mother, Mrs.
E. C. Heliker and other relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Morgan
went to Corvallis on Friday to
bring home their daughter, Ger
aldine, a student at Oregon State.
College students home for the
holidays are Kenneth Smouse,
Ken Nelson, Gary Morgan, John
Swanson, Marvin PadbeTg, Jean
and Melvin Martin, Linda Heim
bigner, Phil Emcrt Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Ray re
turned the middle of the week
from an extended visit with their
son Claude Brashears and other
relatives at Lyle, Wn. During
their visit Mr. Ray spent some
time in The Dalles hospital.
Milton Morgan drove to Port
land on Monday, returning Tues
day. He was accompanied home
by his daughter, Marilyn.
Beta Omega Sorority met at
the home of Mrs. Gil Lujan on
Wednesday for a Christmas
party. The club received a thank
you note from Danny Akers for
the gift they had sent him.
The Lions club held a banquet
at Stefani's on Monday evening
followed by a party and dance
at the Legion hall. Guests were
their wives and other Invited
friends.
Visiting the Jerry Schuberts
over the week-end were Mrs.
Schubert's sister and brother-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Craig,
who returned to their home in
steplfather, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Portland Monday.
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Hoorayl Mr. New Year is here and we're
resolved to start 1964 right by wishing you
and yours a bountiful, wonderful year, with
every dream fulfilled and every hope brought
to fruition. Indeed, we wish that happiness
will walk with you always on your every
endeavor!
We thank you sincerely for your
patronage, which has helped to make
the past year so pleasant for us, and
we firmly resolve to serve you ever
better in 19641
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